How To Use Balking In A Sentence
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It doesn’t surprise me that a much more diverse group with specialty constituencies to appease is balking here.
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German banks are balking at writing off Greek debt.
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Meanwhile, the Washington Post Friday editorially advised a "balking" Berman, "a long time sceptic of the deal" to find a way to help move the deal forward as "it is in America's interest.
Zee News : India National
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Balking at the double-barrelled option, our own compromise was to give them my surname as a middle name, so at least my family connection is maintained.
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The hardest hit are homeowners who, balking at Iceland's high interest rates, previously took out loans partly in foreign currencies. They have seen repayments soar after a run on the krona.
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As the bands play, militant hippies outside, balking at the $14 admission price, chant for free music and clash bloodily with police.
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"You've got a lot of people balking at putting up more money when they are already so underwater, with no hope of recovery," says Feldman.
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With the Lebanese government balking at an international investigation into the murder, tensions are rising and positions hardening.
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Recent headlines and letters have unfairly accused Assemblywoman Lupardo of "balking" at a reduction in pay.
Undefined
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ROBERTS: And, of course, as we heard earlier in the program, China really kind of balking on those really tough sanctions that it might take to get North Korea to give up its nuclear program.
CNN Transcript Oct 15, 2006
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When the gentleman who guided me through the bush left me on the side of a pali, I discovered that Kahele, though strong, gentle, and sure-footed, possesses the odious fault known as balking, and expressed his aversion to ascend the other side in a most unmistakable manner.
The Hawaiian Archipelago
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Not being accustomed to balking at obtaining a solution despite significant difficulties offered, I put my massive encephalon to this task.
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The Six are six (and frequently five) down-on-their-luck folk who range from "antihero" to "supervillian, but not right at the moment" who go around committing crimes for pay (and often, balking at the last minute from particular crimes, and thus not getting paid).
Adult Fic, I Read That Too
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Even Britain, which of all the major powers has most closely aligned itself with them, is balking at giving its support to the abandonment of the treaty.
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Other countries such as China and Iran are also "balking" on the idea, using the excuses of U.S.
Global Issues News Headlines
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NASA officials also continue to spar with lawmakers from both sides of the aisle who say that the agency is balking at congressionally imposed plans for manned exploration of the solar system.
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Jibbing, or "balking" as the Americans term it, is a detestable vice.
The Horsewoman A Practical Guide to Side-Saddle Riding, 2nd. Ed.
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Now, some of his foreign policies are still idiocy -- such as balking at distributing condoms, or the global gag rule on abortion -- but at least Bush did some things that were helpful, and he spent a lot of money on it.
Chris Weigant: My 2008 "McLaughlin Awards" [Part 2]
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The medal that came along with it meanwhile will, Larsson said, be brought out and looked at when he is in his dotage to remind him of his achievements, the Swede baulking at the suggestion he might be tempted to gift it to a close one.
